Starting a building project from an undeveloped parcel of land and working toward a finished building

Adding onto an existing building, such as a bedroom, bathroom, new floor, etc

A building's frame is the skeleton that supports all of the finishing features, like drywall, doors, windows, and even your roof

Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes

The foundation of structure is base level of the building and serves two primary functions: to keep moisture and groundwater out of the structure and to evenly distribute the weight among load-bearing walls to the ground beneath

Excavate is defined as to dig a hole, or to uncover and remove something from the ground. When a home builder digs a big hole to create the basement of a house, this is an example of when he excavates.